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Bluetus

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32. But he has his stroke before the election

Reply to jfz9580m (Reply #31)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:26 AM

Dec 1

In a normal world, we should never have elected somebody with his medical condition. But the candidates the GOP has been offering up are just terrible in many cases. This was very much a lesser of evils scenario. But he should have been removed from office by now because of his obvious problems.

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The left was right about Larry Summers [View all] marmar Nov 30 OP

Summers has been bad news for years Ritabert Nov 30 #1

Summers has always been on my don't trust this guy list UpInArms Nov 30 #2

Kick dalton99a Nov 30 #3

CORRECT! Prairie Gates Nov 30 #4

summers made a similar offer to liz warren : "go along and get along" rampartd Nov 30 #5

I love Obama. Even volunteered for his Dr. Shepper Nov 30 #6

I remember a lot of criticism PatSeg Nov 30 #9

Felt the same edhopper Nov 30 #11

Other way around, according to Obama. Summers wanted nationalization like Sweden did. betsuni Dec 1 #33

Who ELSE were "the Left" right about? Kid Berwyn Nov 30 #7

Bill Clinton's name popsdenver Nov 30 #14

That doesn't translate into any of them, Clinton included, were involved in Epstein's sex trafficking valleyrogue Nov 30 #22

Atrios doesn't like him either jfz9580m Nov 30 #8

Why doesnt he join tje GOP? slightlv Nov 30 #18

I agree jfz9580m Nov 30 #19

Summers is... GiqueCee Nov 30 #10

"The Left was right" FoxNewsSucks Nov 30 #12

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He never fooled me for a minute. yardwork Nov 30 #15

Yanis Varoufakis' recollection is chilling thought crime Nov 30 #16

The left has been right about most things. intheflow Nov 30 #17

The only exception I can remember is Fetterman. Bluetus Nov 30 #24

Well he did suffer brain damage jfz9580m Dec 1 #31

But he has his stroke before the election Bluetus Dec 1 #32

This clear picture of how insiders see themselves explains much Bluetus Nov 30 #20

That entire article is nauseating jfz9580m Nov 30 #21

Yes. ismnotwasm Nov 30 #23

Part of the problem is assuming Clinton or Obama represent the left. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 30 #25

Maybe they should listen to "the left" more often. choie Nov 30 #26

Like Epstein, he is someone who can do real damage. Sneederbunk Nov 30 #27

Larry Summers doesn't present well from my perch. yellow dahlia Nov 30 #28

A lot of us were essentially told to sit down and shut up progressoid Dec 1 #29

I didn't read the article, but from the excerpts Joinfortmill Dec 1 #30

Author sounds like a disgruntled teen, of course hates Democrats for emotional reasons. betsuni Dec 1 #34